Another example of a timeline. This one is for my great grandparents, Theodoro Pacheco and Maria de Braga. In this example, I’ve incorporated historical events. It places my great grandparents within the events happening around them. ca500………Polynesians begin migrating to the Hawaiian islands 1178……….Capt. James Cook becomes the first European to arrive in the Hawaii…
Author: Melody Lassalle
My Grandparent’s House on E. 25th Street
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been using Google Street View to view the house’s my relatives lived in on E. 25th Street in Oakland. the Pacheco’s and de Braga’s began moving to E. 25th Street around 1906. They then held court there for the next 50 years or so. I’ve never been…
Interviewing Relatives Adds Depth to Your Family Tree
Although one of the goals of genealogy is to build a pedigree, it is the stories that bring out the richness of each life. How does one learn their ancestor’s stories? Documentation leaves much to be desired–names, dates, and places mostly. Every once in a while, a gem comes your way and your learn your…
Take Another Look at the Census: Your Female Ancestors
You may be sitting with your research in front of you. Stacks of folders and binders surround you. Papers litter your work area. Now that you’ve collected all this information, what do you really know about your ancestors? You’ve spent many hours collecting documentation. You’ve dutifully filled in your pedigree chart. But, you still feel…
Genea Blogger Games Competition Wrap Up
The Genea Blogger Games competition has ended. I really enjoyed working on the various challenges. I learned several things about my genealogy, organization, and methods–some good and some really need some work! Time to wrap up what I’ve accomplished. I’ll compare what I set out to accomplish and what I actually ended up doing. It…